HCI: Paper Review assessment item

Been experiencing some difficulties trying to obtain papers I want, however after much searching, where there's a means, there's a way.

Selected Paper: http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1610849.1610871

Evaluation of Non-photorealistic 3D Urban Models for Mobile Device Navigation

Christos Gatzidis, Vesna Brujic-Okretic and Maria Mastroyanni

Abstract

This research presents a user evaluation study examining the effect different rendering styles of 3D virtual city models, as intended for navigational purposes, could potentially have on users with emphasis on non-photorealistically rendered (NPR) stylizations. The purpose of this experiment is to establish whether, particularly for the application area mentioned above, non-photorealistic, expressive rendering could provide alternative, more effective visual styles than the photorealistic representations of urban areas usually opted for by developers today. 50 participants were exposed to a predominably questionnaire-based study assessing various parameters by observation of the models on a UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC). The results of this research could potentially have significant implications on how future pedestrian navigational software should be visualized in the future.

ACM: http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1610849.1610871

Google Books: http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Fp8-CgjgsM4C&pg=PA169&lpg=PA169&dq=Evaluation+of+Non-photorealistic+3D+Urban+Models+for+Mobile+Device+Navigation&source=bl&ots=1RhqfaUb79&sig=EX135W49Dyr8WULI79xlhqCOBbI&hl=en&ei=uTOFTM7UKtDJcaCjqNAL&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Evaluation%20of%20Non-photorealistic%203D%20Urban%20Models%20for%20Mobile%20Device%20Navigation&f=false

Full Text: (Available for JCU download)http://www.springerlink.com/content/f460734248124871/

Now just to get approval from Bruce then will be able to start on the Paper Review.

Article I want to read

Can't access it using JCU's subscriptions...

For the time being..

So I don't lose track of it later/forget about it:

http://www.computer.org/portal/web/csdl/doi?doc=doi/10.1109/AMS.2009.34

A Low Cost Approach to Pediatric Pedestrian Safety in Virtual Reality

Bandung, Bali, Indonesia

May 25-May 29

ISBN: 978-0-7695-3648-4

Kuldeep Pandey

Gary J. Grimes

David C. Schwebel

Abstract

Virtual reality (VR) technology has shown tremendous advancements in recent times. Several VR tools have been developed which depict advanced virtual environments that allow user interaction and manipulation. These tools have found many applications in training and learning. A VR tool is proposed in this paper to study the behavior of children when they are faced with real-world situations of road safety. The driver for this study is the fact that pedestrian injuries are a major cause of death among children ages 5-9 in the United States. The proposed VR tool includes VR software and hardware to simulate a virtual environment faced by a typical pedestrian while crossing the street(s). The VR tool represents a street with simulated traffic patterns and an avatar to represent the pedestrian. It is aimed at training children on safely crossing the roads in order to avoid accidents. The virtual environment will allow users to engage in (and investigators to measure)street-crossing behavior in a controlled environment.

Speech Writing and Photography

Was just trying to transcribe my speech earlier but battery is out on my livescribe pen and can't seem to find my cradle to charge it again. Got to really figure out where I put that...

I went out earlier and took some pictures of the area that I'm going to do the rough model of, they're 7MP photos so I'm hoping they will be high enough resolution.

On a side note, I was looking at the HX5 at work and really like the camera. 10MP but the lens quality looks fantastic and I really like the idea of intelligent panaroma as well as having in built GPS and compass feature where you can upload images directly into google earth.

Back to the photos... So I think I have a good amount there to do up some plane setup senarios, it's just finding the time to do it.

For this week, I've got my speech to hand in, gotta get my thesis proposal signed off (still), literature review, biography presentation as well as the other items which have begun piling up. So much work...

Thankfully I've only got work on the weekend so I have today free (where I've been working on BU4061) and Wednesday free, so using those days to catch up. Thursday morning to read the assigned paper (though may have to read more earlier as it is 28 pages).

AND when I get a chance... catch up on missed entries for this blog.

Brisbane, EEE PC and Internet

Landed in Brisbane about an hour ago.

Also got an EEE PC (1005P) yesterday. Battery life on it - FANTASTIC! Have yet to charge it again, but has lasted the whole plane ride (playing movies) and about an hour of surfing on wireless while doing a system backup - and it's still going. (With four hours more to go apparently)

I read through the following paper while on the plane: http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=833826

Nifty stuff. It's a paper from 1995 and basically talks about Virtual Geographical Information Systems and how it could be used for military operations. At the time, they only had 2D visualisations and the concept of creating it in 3D was very new. Now, its something you can see in pretty much any game. Call of Duty for instance, mini map with building views that corresponds to the surrounding environment.

I've still yet to 'decide' on two other papers for my review. I had two others I was looking at (links in a previous blog) but I found them not to be exactly what I'm looking for. One was about immersive interaction techniques, the other was about 3D Map Building with Stereo Vision. I need to read that second paper more in depth as the maths in there really throws me off so I only really skimmed read it..

I may have mentioned this already but I would really like to get a paper about the 'experience' a person gets out of immersive technology compared to standard viewing, still yet to find anything.

Also have to finish off my thesis proposal draft tomorrow and get that sent off. Hopefully will get that done tomorrow between everything else that's happening.

Proposed Work

I got woken up from my sleep at midnight despite going to bed at 8:30pm... so... this may or may not make much sense in my sleep deprived state..

So, over the course of this week, have got a lot of work to do.

*nods*

To do list:

1. Finish off BU4061 Script to submit Tuesday
2. Finish reading Pedro by Tuesday (mostly finished)
3. Select 3 papers for presentations (CP5080)
4. Finish off Critical Review for XML paper (do we just go up there and talk, use palm cards? I'm not sure on protocol)
5. Finish off Project Proposal (draft) Friday - can't remember due date...
6. Figure out other assessment that's due
7. Find a better filing method other then "throw-in-the-corner-and-deal-with-it-later"
8. Figure out what to do about laptop + Brisbane
9. When in Brisbane, start modelling things in Maya (see above)
10. Finish reading this paper: http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/stereoscopic_whitepaper_final08.pdf

Now, off to sleep.

Debating deliberations at Maccas

So interesting Maccas trip earlier.

And wonderful results!

I has a debate!

Luckily we're able to hand in our notes a week later, so seeing as I don't generally write speeches, I'll have to record myself talking and transcribe it at a later stage.

Anyway, that's my random update for the day.

On a side note: Working through papers, reading through XML paper for critical review. Still no idea how to do a good presentation on a paper though.

Lastly, I got my acceptance letter. Hurray~!

Catch Up and Papers

Currently playing catch up on my readings.

Going through at the moment and reading through the OS paper we've been assigned from CP5080 and also looking at papers to read for the assignment.

Found two so far, haven't read into them but the titles caught by attention. Will look at them later in more detail though.

Image Plan Interaction Techniques in 3D Immersive Environments:

http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=253284.253303

Virtual Reality on a WIM

http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=223938

The debate topics for BU4061 are well underway now. We're into constructing our arguments to prepare for presentation. Got a practice session tomorrow via VideoLink.

I'm going to have to start looking at piecing together my proposal in time for Easter so that I can get it finished in time, so will have to look at that - not to forget, the papers as well to read for my presentations in Week 7, 8 and 9.

Anyway, back to reading this paper now.